The Great Pancake Race
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| Event Name: | The Great Pancake Race |
| Description: | About 500 years ago, a woman in the town on Olney in Buckinghamshire (map) was cooking her pancakes at home when she heard the bell calling her to church to make her confessions. She ran out of her house and rushed to church, still holding her frying pan and wearing her apron, tossing the pancakes into the air to stop them from burning. This became famous, starting a tradition known as pancake racing - people dress up with aprons, hold frying pans and race against each other. Pancake races are usually small events organised by local communities, and are often used to raise money for charity. A race still takes place each year in Olney - since 1950 there has been a friendly competition with the town of Liberal in Kansas, USA to see which of the towns can produce the fastest racer.
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| Event Location: | Tower Hill Terrace |
| Event City: | London |
| Type of Venue: | Park - Garden - Open Space |
| Type of Event: | Charity Events |
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| Event Start Date | 24-Feb-09 |
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